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This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.

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Geohydrology of the Albin and La Grange areas, aoutheastern Wyoming

The Albin and La Grange areas in southeastern Wyoming are two adjoining different hydrologic areas. Since ground water is the only source of water for irrigation in the Albin area, 34 irrigation wells have been drilled since 1968 and developed in conjunction mostly with center-pivot sprinkler systems that in 1974 irrigated about 6,980 acres. Most irrigation wells are developed in channel deposits
Authors
W. B. Borchert

Limnological survey of Sacony Creek Basin, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Samples of water, fish and benthic macroinvertabrates collected at 10 sampling stations over a 10-month period indicate that Sacony Creek and its major tributaries contain water of good to excellent quality. The waters were found to be free of excessive quantities of dissolved nutrients, oxidizable matter, and fecal coliform bacteria. (p>Fish inhabitants include a sizabel wild trout population in
Authors
James L. Barker, Kenneth P. Kulp

Technical manual for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics of streams in the Susquehanna River basin

This report presents procedures for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics for streams in the Susquehanna River basin. The techniques can be used at ungaged sites as well as sites where insufficient data are available to make a reliable estimate. Streams have been divided intp two types--major and minor. Major streams are the Susquehanna, West Branch Susquehanna, Juniata, and Chemung Rivers
Authors
Jeffrey T. Armbruster

Statistical analysis of water-level, springflow, and streamflow data for the Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas

Water-level, springflow, and streamflow data were used to develop simple and multiple linear-regression equations for use in estimating water levels in wells and the flow of three major springs in the Edwards aquifer in the eastern San Antonio area. The equations provide daily, monthly, and annual estimates that compare very favorably with observed data. Analyses of geologic and hydrologic data in
Authors
Celso Puente

Basic data on urban storm-water quality, Portland, Oregon

To assess urban storm-water-quality characteristics in the metropolitan area of Portland, Oreg., seven drainage basins were selected with varying drainage areas, basin slopes, impervious areas, land uses, and active construction areas.  Automatic water-quality samplers, rain gages, and stream gages were installed in each basin.  From September 1, 1975, to may 1, 1976, data were collected to determ
Authors
Stuart W. McKenzie, Timothy L. Miller

Progress report on geology of the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, and preliminary interpretation of borehole geophysical and laboratory data on carbonate rocks

This report describes the geology and porosity of the rocks of the Edwards aquifer, with particular attention to the eastern half of the San Antonio area. The data were obtained from geologic and geophysical studies of nine cored test holes, from laboratory analyses of samples of the aquifer materials, and from recent stratigraphic studies by other investigators. The Georgetown Formation and the E
Authors
Robert W. Maclay, Ted A. Small

Probable maximum flood at Lake Chippewa near Winter, Wisconsin

The probable maximum flood was computed for Lake Chippewa, Wisconsin, and routed through the lake to determine maximum lake stage. The peak discharge of the probable maximum flood at Lake Chippewa was computed to be about 75,000 cubic feet per second, primarily caused by rainfall on the lake. A secondary peak of about 41,000 cubic feet per second was due to streamflow entering Lake Chippewa. The 1
Authors
William R. Krug

Selected hydrologic data, Clarion River and Redbank Creek basins, northwestern Pennsylvania: an interim report

This report presents basic hydrologic data collected for part of a water-resources study and supplements an interpretive report which will be published separately. The report summarizes discharge data from 140 stream collection sites, contains tables of about 800 chemical analyses from 164 stream sites and 107 analyses from 91 abandoned flowing oil and gas wells including concentrations of major i
Authors
Harry E. Koester, Joseph B. Lescinsky

Salt-water encroachment in aquifers near the Houston Ship Channel, Texas

Interpretations based on analyses of inorganic constituents, dissolved organic carbon, and tritium in ground water and surface waters indicate that the Houston Ship Channel is the source of salt water that has been detected in shallow wells between Baytown and Houston, Texas. Analyses of the ratios of the stable isotopes of carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen were inconclusive as to the source of
Authors
Donald G. Jorgensen

Ground-water conditions in the Kingston area, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and their effect on basement flooding

Ground water underlying the Kingston area occurs in one very complex reservoir that consists of two essential parts--a shallow system and a deep system. The shallow system is composed of the unconsolidated deposits in the buried valley. The deep system is composed of bedrock, including anthracite coal, some of which has been removed by mining. Ground-water levels in the shallow system are affected
Authors
Douglas J. Growitz

Waste-assimilation study of Koshkonong Creek below sewage-treatment plant at Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

A waste-load-assimilation study of a reach of Koshkonong Creek below the Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, sewage-treatment-plant outfall indicated that a high level of treatment would be required to meet Wisconsin water-quality standards. To maintain a minimum dissolved-oxygen concentration of 5 mg/liter during the critical summer low-flow period, 5-day carbonaceous biochemical-oxygen demand in waste disch
Authors
R. Stephen Grant